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Starting Your Car Research When You're Not Sure What You Want
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The Biggest Loser: Chrysler Sales Fall 53-Percent for Month, 30-Percent for Year
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Hyundai Improves Fuel Efficiency with New Transmission
Edmunds.comJan 8, 2009
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User forums: People are talking about cars
Consumer ReportsWhat???s everyone been talking about on our Cars user forums lately? Well, check them out and add your own opinion to the mix. Online subscribers are encouraged to interact with our tech team in the Best Car for You, John???s Toolbox, and Tire Talk... -
Ten Things The Taxpayer Should Know About The U.S. Auto Industry Now That They Own It
BusinessWeek.comAs of the New Year, taxpayers will pretty much own General Motors, as well as Chrysler until that automaker is stripped or its assets flipped into GM. That???s because the market value of the two companies is less than the total amount the government is... -
Ssangyong board meets amid strike threat
AP Business WriterTroubled Ssangyong Motor Co.'s board of directors met in China on Thursday as the company's labor union mulled when to count ballots that could lead to a strike. Ssangyong, which is majority owned by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., is believed to be...Tags: Unions, Contracts, Automotive Equipment, Referenda, Strikes
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Survey says auto execs pessimistic about future
Auto executives across the globe are increasingly pessimistic about their industry, and only a small number expect their companies' profits to rise in the next five years, according to an annual survey. The survey of 200 senior executives worldwide...Tags: Honda, Chrysler, Automotive Equipment, Hybrid Vehicles, Volkswagen
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Ssangyong Motor's board meets in China amid strike threat by union
AP Business WriterSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Troubled Ssangyong Motor Co.'s board of directors met in China on Thursday as the company's labor union mulled when to count ballots that could lead to a strike. Ssangyong, which is majority owned by Shanghai Automotive...Tags: Unions, Contracts, Automotive Equipment, Referenda, Strikes
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Survey says global auto executives pessimistic, with few seeing profit increases
DETROIT (AP) — Auto executives across the globe are increasingly pessimistic about their industry, and only a small number expect their companies' profits to rise in the next five years, according to an annual survey. The survey of 200 senior...Tags: Honda, Chrysler, Automotive Equipment, Hybrid Vehicles, Volkswagen
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Hyundai's Fuel Efficiency Drive Gives Company Its Own 6-Speed Transmission
Edmunds.comSouth Korean automaker Hyundai says it has developed its own 6-speed automatic transmission as a fuel-efficiency tool for its cars and sport utility vehicles. The transmission reportedly is about 25 pounds lighter than the company's present 5-speed... -
Hyundai shortens workweek at Czech plant
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it is cutting work hours at its Czech Republic plant because of falling European car demand. The company said it is shortening its normal five-day work week by one day at its first production...Tags: Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Hyundai Motor Co., Volkswagen, Volkswagen AG
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SKorean 2008 auto output falls amid global crisis
South Korea's vehicle production fell in 2008 for the first time in seven years, manufacturers said Wednesday, as the global financial crisis shrunk demand. Production of cars, trucks and buses fell 6.4 percent from 2007 to 3.83 million vehicles,...Tags: Vehicles, Sales, Automotive Equipment, Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp.
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